Hope to embellish this post with pictures later today. It has been an exciting and fun few days in Glacier, but with limited changes to charge devices and wifi from the vistors center that is kind of flakey after hours there has not been a chance to update.
As the east side fire still has Going to the Sun road closed we opted for an out and back hike on the "far"side of Lake McDonald. It was a nice hike along a relatively flat trail with nice views of the mountain side on the opposite shore "behind" our campground. It was probably between 5-6 miles.
The trail popped out into a old burn area from a major fire in 2003. That meant low growth was coming back nice flowers and berries. Very good bear country so lots of sharp calls every few minutes to announce our presence. (Yo, bear! No Bear! Yo! Berries! No Bearies! Yo Bears - No Berries!)
The burn country also popped us out into open country with full sun beating down. Most of the hike was a bake fest. The lake was there just off the trail, but the shoreline was home to aggressive flies and a collection of both yellow jackets and wasps. The seemed to be finding shelter in the rocks and stones of the shore. Lunch was very quick.
By the end of the hike the sun wax taking its toll. We were pretty good in managing our exposure with our floppy hats, lightweight shirts and lots of water. The jump in the lake when we were back in the campground was welcome. More when the Internet is kinder.
As the east side fire still has Going to the Sun road closed we opted for an out and back hike on the "far"side of Lake McDonald. It was a nice hike along a relatively flat trail with nice views of the mountain side on the opposite shore "behind" our campground. It was probably between 5-6 miles.
The trail popped out into a old burn area from a major fire in 2003. That meant low growth was coming back nice flowers and berries. Very good bear country so lots of sharp calls every few minutes to announce our presence. (Yo, bear! No Bear! Yo! Berries! No Bearies! Yo Bears - No Berries!)
The burn country also popped us out into open country with full sun beating down. Most of the hike was a bake fest. The lake was there just off the trail, but the shoreline was home to aggressive flies and a collection of both yellow jackets and wasps. The seemed to be finding shelter in the rocks and stones of the shore. Lunch was very quick.
By the end of the hike the sun wax taking its toll. We were pretty good in managing our exposure with our floppy hats, lightweight shirts and lots of water. The jump in the lake when we were back in the campground was welcome. More when the Internet is kinder.
Love these pictures!
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